ARTICLES RELATING TO TOGO ELECTIONS

Togo detains ex-PM in wake of protests

2012-06-19 18:32

Togolese authorities have detained former prime minister and opposition figure Agbeyome Kodjo in the wake of protests last week, opposition parties say.

Togo court confirms Gnassingbe win

2010-03-18 21:09

Togo’s Constitutional Court has confirmed the re-election of President Faure Gnassingbe in recent polls, whose provisional results were contested by the opposition.

Togo opposition attacked

2010-03-10 09:27

Riot police have used a water cannon and tear gas to attack the headquarters of the main opposition party as leaders huddled inside following a disputed presidential election.

Togo opposition office blocked

2010-03-08 21:29

Togo's top opposition candidate has said security forces have been provoking demonstrators with force since protests contesting the poll result have begun.

I'm ready to die - Togo's Fabre

2010-03-08 10:34

Togo’s opposition candidate has been pelted with tear gas for a second time as he vowed to take to the streets every day in protest of what he says is a rigged election.

Togo: Poll rigging concerns

2010-03-04 20:18

Togo has elected a president with the opposition expressing fears that the vote could be rigged in favour of the son of the country's longtime dictator.

Over 3m to vote in Togo polls

2010-03-04 09:33

More than three million people are expected to vote in Togo to pick a new president, with candidates including incumbent Faure Gnassingbe.

Facts about Togo

2010-03-02 11:08

Togo, a former German-French colony in west Africa is set to hold its first 'democratic' presidential elections. Read some facts about the country.

AU to observe Togo polls

2010-02-19 13:06

The AU says it will send an observation team headed by former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo to monitor the presidential election in Togo.

Leader calls for peaceful polls

2010-02-16 14:06

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has urged the people of his country to ensure that the March 4 presidential election is not marred by violence as has been the case in the past.

Opposition quits Togo election body

2010-02-13 22:09

Togo's main opposition party says it has quit the commission organising presidential elections next month.

Togo delays presidential polls

2010-02-12 09:50

Togo’s presidential election has been delayed until March 4 following an opposition request, a presidential decree read out on state television has announced.

 

Togo interrogates 3 opposition leaders

2012-06-17 22:16

Togo has arrested and interrogated 3 opposition leaders after days of protests over upcoming polls.

Togo opposition readies protest rally

2010-03-13 14:00

Backers of Togo’s opposition leader are gathering for a rally denouncing the disputed re-election of President Faure Gnassingbe, whose supporters are planning a counter contest.

Togo police teargas protesters

2010-03-09 13:23

Riot police have fired tear gas at more than 1 000 opposition protesters who gathered in the capital to protest the outcome of the country’s recent presidential elections.

Togo opposition protest looms

2010-03-08 20:03

Shops in Lome have reopened after President Faure Gnassingbe was declared the winner of a presidential poll, but some residents are uneasy ahead of a planned opposition protest.

Togo vote disputed

2010-03-06 13:01

Togo's incumbent president and his main rival have both claimed victory in an election ahead of results, setting the stage for protests in the West African nation.

Togo's 'democratic' elections

2010-03-04 15:34

As Togo goes to vote, memories of the assassination of the country’s first president Sylvanus Olympio still linger in the minds of many. Read more…

Togo to pick new leader

2010-03-02 12:07

Voters in the small west African country of Togo are set to go to the polls to pick a new president in a poll seen as a test of the state's democratic progress.

Troops vote 1st in Togo polls

2010-03-01 19:04

Troops and police have voted peacefully in a presidential election in Togo that is seen as a test of the small country's democratic progress after decades of dictatorship.

Togo polls a test for legitimacy

2010-02-16 16:29

Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe seeking a second term in office sees the upcoming vote as a big test of legitimacy for the country’s previous tainted elections.

Togo Poll: Candidates pull out

2010-02-15 16:00

Two opposition candidates, including a former premier, say they are withdrawing from Togo’s presidential elections in protest at what they say are anomalies in the voters’ register.

Togo election postponed

2010-02-12 19:49

Togo's government says upcoming presidential elections have been moved back by four days over alleged irregularities in election planning.

Hold fair polls, Togo told

2010-02-05 20:08

US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affair Johnnie Carson has urged Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to ensure that the upcoming elections are free and non-violent, a report says.

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